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Eight labourers were injured, one of them seriously, when a shuttering between two under- construction pillars of Lucknow metro, a flagship project of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, collapsed here today. However, there was no loss of life, District Magistrate Raj Shekhar said.

"In 2016, we are going to start carpool service in Kolkata. This is keeping in view of the high pollution levels which are choking the various metros of the country by bringing down the number of cars on the roads," GM (east) of Uber India Systems Ashwin Dias said.

"Vodafone has already launched its high speed 4G services in Kerala. The intensity of its roll-out will continue with major metros like Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Delhi to be launched by March 2016," the company said in a statement.

In a review meeting with the heads of the Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) under the administrative control of railways, Prabhu also sought strong presence of all railway PSUs on the social networking sites for dissemination of information to the public.

The general manager of Metro Railway Kolkata, MC Chauhan, said that they have planned to augment the network by 14 kms, within the next one-and-a-half years. The probable sections will be Kavi Subhash (New R

The Supreme Court (SC) has stayed an order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), directing the Indian Railways and metro rail projects, to seek prior environmental clearances (ECs). “The order of the National Green R

Movement in real estate prices in seven key cities across India, have remained largely lacklustre, despite a fall in the interest rates and important announcements like the Real Estate Regulation Act. Ashutosh Limaye, national R

Eight labourers were injured, one of them seriously, when a shuttering between two under- construction pillars of Lucknow metro, a flagship project of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, collapsed here today. However, there was no loss of life, District Magistrate Raj Shekhar said.

"In 2016, we are going to start carpool service in Kolkata. This is keeping in view of the high pollution levels which are choking the various metros of the country by bringing down the number of cars on the roads," GM (east) of Uber India Systems Ashwin Dias said.

"Vodafone has already launched its high speed 4G services in Kerala. The intensity of its roll-out will continue with major metros like Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Delhi to be launched by March 2016," the company said in a statement.

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Source:Business Standard - As share transfer process brought the the work in East-West metro project to a standstill, a new post of chief executive officer(CEO) is being created in Kolkata Metro Railway Corporation (KMRCL) for smooth progress in the metro project. H K Sharma, who was the director

Source:Business Standard - After cabinet approval to transfer of city`s new metro project to Railways, Kolkata Metro Railway Corporation Limited (KMRCL) is being asked to prepare a draft for a fresh memorandum of understanding (MOU) to be signed between railways, urban development, state government

Source:The Hindu BusinessLine - Kolkata, July 30: Kolkata Metro’s 17 km-long Joka-BBD Bag link now awaits clearance from defence authorities for three acres of land. The land, identified between Victoria Memorial and Maidan area, will be used to build the underground stations and out-gates. Metro

Source:The Hindu BusinessLine - After two failed attempts in the last three years, Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) finally inked a contract for procurement of coaches for the East-West Metro corridor in June this year. But, to the benefit of KMRC, coaches are now available at nearly half

Source:The Hindu BusinessLine - It will take at least two years for the 15-km-long East-West Metro network to start operation. But that does not mean it will not start earning now. According to Mr Subrata Gupta, Managing Director of Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (KMRC), the company will soon

Source:The Hindu BusinessLine - Kolkata, June 27: The Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Ltd’s (KMRC) proposed rail link between the eastern and western fringes of the city now faces a delay as land hurdles and alignment of tracks pose fresh problems for the project. Delay is likely to lead to a cost

Source:Business Standard - McNally Bharat Engineering has soared 8% to Rs 95.50 after the company bagged a contract worth of Rs 64 crore for Kolkata Metro Project. The company has received an order from Gammon India Limited for supply contract for package JMS-2 for construction of 3 Metro Stations